Legal Developments
Issues that affect ministers and churches
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Lay Bible Study Leader Successfully Invokes Clergy-Penitent PrivilegeOctober 2016 |
Confidential and Privileged Communications; Counseling |
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Woman Sues Pastor for Divulging Confidential InformationJanuary 2008 |
Church Members; Confidential and Privileged Communications; Counseling; Malpractice |
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Counseling and Clergy MalpracticeSeptember 2007 |
Clergy - Removal; Clergy Malpractice; Counseling |
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Clergy-Penitent Privilege and ObservationsMarch 2007 |
Confidential and Privileged Communications; Counseling |
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Clergy-Penitent Privilege and ConfidentialityMarch 2007 |
Confidential and Privileged Communications; Counseling |
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Woman Sues Church Elders for Advice She ReceivedJuly 2004 |
Counseling |
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MalpracticeMarch 2003 |
Clergy Malpractice; Counseling |
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Sexual Misconduct by ClergyJanuary 2000 |
Counseling; Fiduciary Duty; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
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Husband Sues Church Over Wife’s Affair with MinisterNovember 1997 |
Counseling; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
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Churches’ Liability After Out-of Court SettlementsNovember 1997 |
Counseling; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
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Church and Pastor Sued Over Child MolestationSeptember 1997 |
Counseling; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
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Pastor Sued for Disclosing Confidential InformationSeptember 1997 |
Clergy Malpractice; Counseling; Defamation; Invasion of Privacy |
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School’s Liability for a Student’s SuicideJuly 1997 |
Counseling |
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Teacher Seduces High School StudentJuly 1997 |
Counseling; Schools |
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Woman Sues Church Over Molestation by Former PastorMay 1997 |
Counseling; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
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Counselors’ Liability for Counselees’ ActionsMay 1997 |
Counseling |
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Woman Sues Church Over Affair with PastorMarch 1997 |
Clergy Malpractice; Counseling |
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Church Liability for the Sexual Misconduct of MinistersJanuary 1997 |
Counseling; Sexual Misconduct by Clergy, Lay Employees, and Volunteers |
Psychologist Loses License for Religious CounselingMarch 1996 |
Counseling | |
Penitent Privilege Not Applicable When Religious Counselors Aren’t Ordained, Court RulesNovember 1995 |
Counseling | |